Tsunami

Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warns of waves up to three metres are "possible along some coasts"

Magnitude 7.5 quake hits Philippines, triggering tsunami warnings for Philippines and Japan

Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes

An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering warnings of 1.2-metre tsunami waves

UN marks World Tsunami Awareness Day calling on countries, international bodies, civil society to raise awareness

Legislation is a need of the hour to evacuate residents in case of any emergency, says official

Radar has been installed, but its functionality before rains not confirmed

The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.2, hit off the coast of Miyagi at a depth of 60 km

Bundle Island, located in the Arabian Sea, is uninhabited except for a few camels and other creatures

Some 4,300 people were listed as dead, while nearly 60,000 people are still living in makeshift accommodation

Fires dealt a loss of more than Rs27.2m to K-P in 2018-19

No tsunami warning issued

Mushtaq Ghani states commission had a time limit of a month and no meeting was held during that time

4.5m saplings to be planted under first phase of project

As a 7.2-magnitude earthquake stuck near the remote Kermadec Islands in the country's northeast

The quake struck southeast of Davao City at a depth of 59 kilometres

Fewer than 70 of critically endangered Javan rhino live not far from rumbling volcano that triggered killer wave

As rescue teams search for victims amid debris-strewn beaches

Authorities also administer a 5 kilometre no-go zone around Anak Krakatoa

Rescue teams in Indonesia continue efforts to provide aid to those struck by the tsunami on Saturday

Authorities and experts have warned of further high waves and advised residents to stay away from the shoreline

As of yet the death tolls stand at 281

Three tsunami disasters have hit the archipelago in six months

Marks the third natural disaster to have plagued the country during the previous six months

Search rescue team are scouring rubble for survivors with 843 people injured, 28 missing

The quake was just 10 km deep and about 155 km east-southeast of the Loyalty Islands

'The problem in tsunami early warning systems is not the structure, not its tools, but the culture in our communities'

Indonesia reels after a powerful quake-tsunami as search operations and evacuation efforts get underway.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has says all of the victims must be found

The official death toll from last Friday’s 7.5 magnitude quake has risen to 1,407

Bodies of dozens of students have been pulled from their landslide-swamped church in Sulawesi

At least 844 people are already known to have died in the disaster

Authorities scrambled to get food, aid and equipment into Sulawesi on Monday as the death toll rise

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Sulawesi Island on Friday

Indonesia has been hit by a string of other deadly quakes

Death toll from powerful tsunami-quake has reached 420

The tsunami has left scores dead as waves smashed into Palu a city of 350,000 people on Sulawesi island

The 1.5 to two-meter tsunami has receded

Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant inundation is possible or is already occurring

Vanuatu evacuates southern coastline

Local train services temporarily ceased after incident

Hazardous tsunami waves are possible as a result of the earthquake

The 9.15 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean

Tsunami warning issued for parts of Chile, say US geologists

National broadcaster NHK urged residents to flee immediately to higher ground

The earthquake struck in the Pacific off Fukushima

John Key said a military helicopter was being dispatched to the coastal tourist town of Kaikoura

Purpose of exercise is to increase preparedness, evaluate response capabilities and improve coordination in region

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, officials say

Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire